2025 Archives - Filmy Town

The Diplomat – movie review

Kudos to John Abraham for producing and his realistic portrayal in The Diplomat, a film based on true events of kidnapping of an Indian woman to Pakistan and her struggles for seeking repatriation to her motherland. It's Sadia Khateeb who shines in this political thriller, while John Abraham has grown up a step higher in his acting profession, without any display of his macho image.

John plays the Deputy High Commissioner of India in Pakistan and truly succeeds in displaying diplomacy and personal conflicts of the character's role (Indian Dy High Commissioner) that of a father, a team leader and a high level Indian Diplomat. The film demonstrates Indian diplomat in Pakistan, J P Singh's superb maneuvering and accomplishment of sending back the Indian captive, actual efforts of the ex Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj's determination to bring back 'Bharat ki Beti ....
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My Melbourne – movie review

Unlike any mainstream Bollywood film, My Melbourne is an anthology consisting of four unique stories, directed by renowned Bollywood filmmakers - Onir, Kabir Khan, Rima Das, and Imtiaz Ali. These collective stories explore themes of identity, diversity, resilience that are set against the multicultural and dynamic backdrop of Melbourne, Australia. Each of the four stories are universally relatable and they seamlessly transition into other through unique narratives. Two segments particularly stand out throughout this film and that are the stories, the first being that of Jules that is directed by Imtiaz Ali and Setara's struggle for her identity, that is by Kabir Khan. The first story directed by Onir and titled as Nandini is about an emotional reunion of Indraneel (Arka Das), a queer Indian man, and his estranged father, Mihir (Mouli Ganguly). It takes time to establish the charact ....
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BLINDSIDED – Hindi movie review

After losing his eyesight during a botched operation in Pak-occupied Kashmir, a soldier preparing to start a new life with his fiancée finds his world getting torn apart when two dreaded criminals enter their home looking for stolen diamonds. Blindsided is written and directed by KD Sandhu (also featuring him as the antagonist Rolex), opens with a covert operation in Kashmir. When his mysterious fiancée’s history resurfaces, it leads to tragic consequences, forcing Jaideep to confront his enemies despite his blindness. Jaideep (Udhay Bir Sandhu), who has been gravely rendered blind as the mission turns out to be a trap, finds solace in a happy life with his fiancée, Jennifer (Farha Khan), who harbors a secret from her past. Blindsided The film’s central idea—a blind soldier trapped in his home with ruthless criminals, each trying to outwit the other—is by no means an ori ....
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Crazxy – movie review

Producers of the film Crazxy have marketed it as 'a film from the makers of Tumbbad' which raises the expectations form this one too, unfortunately Crazy lacks the scale, canvas and the engrossing storyline of Tumbbad. While the official trailer depicted it something like an out of the world film, this one-actor film turns out to be just a notch above other average films. Makers of Tumbbad have delivered a 'Paani kum chai' film, in comparison to the recent record breaking worldwide interest of their previous film Tumbbad on OTT platform, particularly as the filmmakers want us to believe. This solo actor movie centered around Dr Abhimanyu Sood (Sohum Shah) who finds himself into a high-stakes cat-and-mouse chase after receiving a chilling phone call seeking ransom for his kidnapped daughter. As he races against time, every road unravels shocking twists and turns, pulling hi ....
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Loveyapa- movie review

The film Loveyapa, a remake of the Tamil hit Love Today, does have an entertaining and youthful take on modern love that sets out to effectively capture digital-age dilemmas, without at the same time being preachy or for that fact, boring to the core.

Loveyapa- movie review..

It revolves around the wafer thin plot of Gaurav (Junaid Khan), who happens to live with his widowed mother and only sister and Baani (Khushi Kapoor) who is the daughter seeking approval from her doting but strict father, a strict Hindi speaking guy (Ashutosh Rana) to get married, and how interestingly he in turn sets a very unusual condition—they must swap their phones for a day. What does trust mean to a generation that thrives on situation -ships more than just relation-ships forms the crux of the subject. What follows is a chaotic ride as several secrets pop ....
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Badass Ravi Kumar- movie review

Himesh Reshammiya is back with Xpose Cinematic Universe's latest film Badass Ravi Kumar. The film sets out to entertain you like no other in recent times. Himesh Reshammiya’s portrayal of the titular character of the super cop Ravi Kumar is so unselfconsciously over the top that it’s quite hard not to get sucked in. And what exactly I like about the film is the way Himesh has made it clear right in the beginning that the film literally screams in bold, flashy letters: "Logic is optional." You are taken back on a time machine to the golden old 70’s and 80’s It is stupidity on our part to look out for a plot in this film but it is just enough to state that there is a typical love triangle too in the film, when two sisters Laila (Kirti Kulhari) and Madhubala (Simona J) are head over heels in love with Ravi Kumar (Himesh Reshammiya), who, a la Allu Arjun in Pushpa is all moustache ....
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LET’s MEET – movie review

Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the heartwarming flick Let's Meet is a story about the generations that shape Google with their contributions to knowledge—Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Y. In fact, it is a story about us. In a world where connections are made with just a tap on a screen, two strangers from completely different lives are brought together by fate. 'Let’s Meet' explores this challenge through the story of Nikhil, an aspiring actor whose unlucky streak in love is only worsened by the isolating restrictions of the pandemic. Nikhil, (Tanuj Virwani) a confident and outgoing TV actor, is known for his charm and love of attention. Priya, (Suman Rana) in contrast, is a quiet, private young girl who cherishes her peaceful life and extremely small circle of friends. Hoping to help Priya step out of her comfort zone, her friends persuade her t ....
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ILU ILU 1998 – movie review

ILU ILU 1998 (Marathi film) is an oft repeated story of a 14- year-old student, Aniket, (Nishant Bhavsar) who falls head over heels in love with his new English teacher Madhuri Pinto (Elli Avram). Aniket is infatuated enough to desire to marry his teacher. Aniket, the boy at a Marathi medium boy school, experiences first love when the modern English teacher, Madhuri Pinto, joins. Infatuated, Aniket studies harder and even begins to watch English movies to impress her. On Valentine`s Day, he plans to confess his feelings. However, a sketch of Madhuri is found in the school toilet, leading to an unexpected twist in the story. The director of ILU ILU 1998also conveniently weaves in a scene wherein Madhuri has an argument with her father, in which she insists that she will marry only the man of her choice, even though he is much younger and belongs to another religion, an exchange that ....
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DEVA – movie review

The film Deva, a remake of the Malayalam flick Mumbai Police released way back in 2013, features the tale of Kochi City ACP Antony Moses, who is infamously known as Rascal Moses due to his chauvinistic character. Basically, the film is about a rebellious and abrasive cop who sets out to investigate a murder case but suffers memory loss after a major accident. As he retraces his past, he discovers some unsettling truths about his department and himself. Sadly, the film drains you of whatever energy you have when you start watching the film over the course of 156 minutes, as the screenplay team—Bobby–Sanjay, Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal, Arshad Syed, and Sumit Arora—takes you through the various layers and shades of Dev, and the unravelling the mystery on and on. The mystery does thicken in the second half, when the whole tonality shifts from action to dark and intense emotions a ....
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